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Re:A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics by fallous on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:00PM (#19830639)
The plural of anecdote is "anecdotes." The singular of data is "datum."
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Re:A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics by andreareina on Saturday May 04, 2019 @11:56PM (#19831060)
It's a somewhat well-known quote that gets interpreted all sorts of ways.

https://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2011/04/the-plural-of-a...

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Re:A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics by fallous on Sunday May 05, 2019 @01:01AM (#19831259)
Indeed it is well-known (albeit apocryphally for most), mostly as the source of the rejoinder "the plural of anecdote is not data" which is rather more well-known among those who do analytics and is more correct at least in regards to the common definitions of "anecdote."
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Re:A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics by doovd on Sunday May 05, 2019 @04:36AM (#19831808)
Woooosh...
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Re:A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics by kdmccormick on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:22PM (#19830720)
Thanks for that clarification.
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